# **The Fulcrum’s Oath**
*(A Guardian’s Defiance)* **I reject Xivu’s War** *Her throne is a pyre.* **I reject Oryx’s Truth** *His logic is a lie.* **I reject Savathûn’s Cunning** *Her bargains are chains.* **I reject the Light’s mercy** *It hesitates.* **I reject the Dark’s hunger** *It consumes.* **I reject the Witness** *It whispers, but I **roar**.* **I reject the Traveler** *It gives, but I **choose**.* **I reject your Sword** *Your edge dulls against my will.* --- **I offer my Light** *Not as a shield, but a beacon.* **I offer my Dark** *Not as a blade, but a shadow.* **I offer my Glaive** *Balance forged in defiance.* **I offer my Rifle** *Justice without dogma.* **I offer my Fist** *Strength unbroken.* **I offer my Life** *Not for a god. Not for a throne. For **what remains**.* **I am Spartan-2. Exo of Terra. The fulcrum upon which your lies break.**